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Latest Fact-Checks On John Boehner

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John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on August 24, 2010 a speech at the City Club of Cleveland
"Since February 2009, the private sector has lost millions of jobs while the federal government has grown by hundreds of thousands of workers."
Half-True
By Stephen Koff • August 24, 2010
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on August 8, 2010 an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press'
"There's still about $400 billion or $500 billion of the stimulus plan that has not been spent. Why don't we stop it."
False
August 10, 2010
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on August 1, 2010 an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
"This is the first time since the Depression that unemployment has stayed above 9 percent for two consecutive years."
False
By Louis Jacobson • August 3, 2010
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on July 13, 2010 a news release
"The Department of Health and Human Services is providing $160 million to the state of Pennsylvania to set up a new high-risk insurance pool program that would cover any abortion legal in the state."
False
By Sabrina Eaton • July 23, 2010
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on July 15, 2010 an op-ed in the Detroit News
"Since February 2009, our economy has lost roughly 3 million private sector jobs while the federal government has grown by more than 400,000 jobs."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson, Sabrina Eaton • July 15, 2010
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on June 13, 2010 an interview on ABC's "This Week''
"The House has never failed to pass a budget in the modern era."
True
By Louis Jacobson • June 14, 2010
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on March 24, 2010 an op-ed in the Des Moines Register
"Our national debt ... is on track to exceed the size of our entire economy ... in just two more years."
True
By Louis Jacobson • March 26, 2010
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on February 19, 2010 a press release
The stimulus includes "$7 million to build a bridge in Thedford, Nebraska, to help 168 residents avoid a 30-second wait at a local train crossing. Not one full-time job will be created."
Half-True
February 19, 2010
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on February 19, 2010 a press release
In the stimulus, "$15 million dollars went to 'build a bigger, better airport' for the town of Ouzinkie, Alaska, population 165."
True
February 19, 2010
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on February 11, 2010 a press release
Despite touting the economic stimulus as a great triumph, "The very same report, however, notes that unemployment will average 10 percent for the rest of the year."
Mostly True
February 12, 2010
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on January 27, 2010 a blog post
"President Obama's proposed 'spending freeze' will only reduce the $42 trillion in government spending proposed between 2011 and 2020 by little more than one-half of 1 percent."
True
January 28, 2010
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on January 27, 2010 a live-blog post during the State of the Union address
"President Obama pledged to go through the budget 'line by line,' but on his watch, non-defense spending has spiraled out of control, increasing by 67 percent in the last year alone."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • January 28, 2010
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on January 27, 2010 a live-blog post during the State of the Union address
"A majority of Americans still oppose this health care bill."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • January 28, 2010
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on January 22, 2010 a press release
"PWNED: House GOP Dominates Twitter, YouTube, Social Media in Congress."
True
January 25, 2010
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on November 19, 2009 the House GOP Web site
Senate health care legislation will "levy a new 'abortion premium' fee on Americans in the government-run plan."
False
By Catharine Richert • November 21, 2009
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on October 26, 2009 a statement on his Web site
"Forcing Americans off of their current health coverage and onto a government-run plan isn't the answer, but that's exactly what the Democrats' plan would do."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 28, 2009
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on September 15, 2009 a floor speech
The House of Representatives has never passed a resolution of disapproval to condemn a member's behavior.
Mostly True
By Catharine Richert • September 16, 2009
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on September 10, 2009 a statement from the Minority Leader's office
As a candidate, President Obama "declared that everyone deserves access to reproductive health care that includes abortion, and vowed that this 'right' would be at the heart of his health care reform plan if elected president."
True
By Louis Jacobson • September 11, 2009
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on August 18, 2009 a press release
The health bill's plan for comparative effectiveness research "would be used by the government to ration care."
False
August 25, 2009
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on July 23, 2009 an op-ed for National Review
The Democrat-backed health care reform plan "will require (Americans) to subsidize abortion with their hard-earned tax dollars."
False
August 7, 2009
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